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Little Girl Who Wants to be Cop is Cheered By Ladies With Badges Worldwide
When a four-year-old girl decided she wanted to be a police officer for Halloween, her mother ran into a shopping roadblock: all of the...
S is for Sculpture: Father Teaches Alphabet And Inspires Street Art
When a father started using the streets in Southeast Washington to teach his young daughters the alphabet, he inspired an animal art movement.
Streets running...
Millions of “Shade Balls” Added to Calif Reservoirs to Stop Evaporation -Video
It’s a whole new ballgame in California, where cities are trying any idea they can think of to conserve water during the state’s historic...
New Diplomacy Dawns in Cuba as U.S. Embassy Reopens After 54 Years
Fifty-four years ago, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Cuba, and three young Marine guards completed a final duty in Havana: lowering their country’s...
“Get Down, You Fool!” Lincoln Survives as Only US President to Come Under Enemy Fire
151 years ago this weekend marks the only time a U.S. president ever came under enemy fire. It was in Washington, DC, during the...
Oregon Students To Receive Two Years of Free College With Their Diplomas
High school seniors in Oregon are getting a graduation present from their state leaders that’s just too big to fit into an envelope.
Oregon is...
The House That Hemp Built: Moldproof, Fireproof and Eco-Friendly
These contractors are taking the term “going green” quite literally.
As part of an emerging trend here in the U.S., many buildings are incorporating the...
US and Cuba to Reopen Embassies, Begin New Chapter in Diplomacy
A half-century after breaking off relations, the United States and Cuba will restore full diplomatic ties and reopen embassies later this month.
U.S. Secretary of...
Regulators Crack Down on Annoying Telemarketers, Robocalls, Spam Texts
Americans officially have an ally when it comes to fighting off telemarketers in their homes and spammers on their cell phones.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
Cops Decide Heroin Addicts Will Be Helped With Rehab, Not Arrested
People who turn in their drugs to the Gloucester Police Department and ask for help won’t be arrested, they’ll be rehabilitated.
Additionally, the department will...
Stephen Colbert Auctions TV Desk, Uses $800K to Fund SC Teachers
For nearly a decade, Stephen Colbert sat at a desk hosting his amusing late night talk-show on the cable channel Comedy Central. Though many...
Surprise! Museums in the U.S. Outnumber Starbucks and McDonald’s–Combined
Here's a marvelous reason to admire America.
There is more along Route 66 than just strip malls and chain restaurants. It turns out, there are...
Woman Feigns Injury to Rescue Scared, Starving Dog
As soon as they found out that an emaciated dog was roaming in the woods of Evans Creek, Amanda Guarascio and Dylan Parkison were on...
Millions of Indian Officials Being Lured into Daily Yoga Classes
The Indian government announced in March that millions of its country’s stressed and out-of-shape officials would be participating in free daily yoga lessons in...
Racer Turned Quadriplegic Beats One in a Million Odds With Triumphant Recovery
Fifteen years after a profoundly life-altering accident, Aaron Baker lives a life that medical professionals never believed possible. A professional motocross racer deemed a...
Our 2014 Top Photo Picks Confirm the Goodness of Humanity
18) Some Police Officers REALLY Do Care
An El Paso Police Officer helped out a homeless man in need during a December, 2013 snowstorm. According...
James Patterson Gives a Million Dollars to Independent Bookstores
81 independent bookstores across the United States got an early holiday gift from bestselling author James Patterson.
Patterson, who earlier this year doled out grants...
Chicago Gave Hundreds of High-risk Teens Summer Jobs and Crime Plummeted
A couple of years ago, the city of Chicago created a summer jobs program for public high school students living in high-crime, low-income neighborhoods....
Maine Logger Plunges into Icy Water, Cuts Limp Infant From Car Seat
Leo Moody was driving home from work on a rural Maine road Monday night when he spotted an SUV submerged upside-down in shallow water...
$2.4 Million Given to 8 Groups Helping Kids Thrive in Inner Cities
For their innovative strategies to help mold positive youth, eight organizations that mentor urban youth in six cities will share grants totaling $2.4 million.
The...